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Item:163214179427ANCIENT EGYPT EGYPTIAN ANTIQUE ATUM SUN GOD & PHARAOHS FATHER GRANITE FACE MASK SCULPTURE FIGURE 1570–1070 BC Who Was Atum?Atum Was the First God, the Egyptian Solar God of Creation, God of the Setting Sun and 'Father' of the Pharaohs. the Pharaohs of Egypt Claimed Descent from Him and This Connection Is Reflected in Images of Atum in Which He Is Depicted Wearing the Crowns or the Headdresses Worn by the Pharaohs.Atum - Combined with New Godsas the Culture of the Egyptians Developed Some of Their Older Gods Were Subsumed (Meaning Absorbed) into Newer Gods. This Practice Is Called 'Syncretism' Which Means the Fusion of Religious Beliefs and Practices to Form a New System. the Egyptians Combined Different Deities into the Identity of a Single Entity. the Names of These Composite Gods Were Linked, Creating Names Such as Gods Such As:Atum-Ra - the Sun GodAtum-Khepri - Connected with the Rising Sun, the Scarab Beetle and the Mythical Creation of the WorldAtum-Horus - the Solar God and Protector of the Monarchythe Name of Atum Was Eventually Dropped and These Gods Were Known by Their New Single Names. the Practise of Syncretism, Where an Old God Combines with a New God, Causes Significant Confusion as the Attributes and Symbols Associated with the Older God Merge into Those of the New God. This Results in Atum Being Closely Associated with Ra, Khepri and Horus and His Symbols Change and Expand According to the Beliefs of the Time. He Is Therefore Referred to as Embodiments of the Newer GodsAtum and the Sun GodsEach of These Gods Were Solar Deities, or Sun Gods:Atum Was the Setting Sun Which Travelled Through the Underworld Every NightKhepri Was the Rising SunHorus the Solar God of God of the East and the SunriseRa Was the Midday SunRa-Harakhte Was the Winged Solar Disk - Height: 12.59 Inch / 32 cm- Width: 5.51 Inch / 14 cm- Weight: 3388 gm Provenance:(Object Is Accompanied with an Scanned Copy of Certificate of Ownership)The New Certificate Of Ownership Which Contain All the Object Information And Previous Owner Information And Your Name As A New Owner Of The Object Will Be Sent to Your Email After 1 weekI Herewith Declare That the Object Was Purchased by Me in Egypt / Luxor City 1979 as a Part of Large Collection and Has Been in My Collection Since Then.I Warrant That the Object Is in the Same Condition as I Bought It from the Previous Owner and That There Is No Any Alterations of Any Kind(This Illustrated Certificate of Ownership Contain)Name & Hand-Signature of the Current OwnerPrevious & Current Owner Addresses / Contact InformationObject NameObject ConditionObject DimensionsObject Country / City of OriginCondition:Certified Pre-Owned (CPO), Material:Stone, Provenance:Ownership History Available, Object Type:Ancient Egyptian Historical Artifacts